Paddy McGuire
Paddy McGuire | |
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 Still from Jealous Jolts (1916) with Paddy burying Ben Turpin | |
| Born | 1884 Ireland |
| Died | 16 November 1923 (aged 38–39) Norwalk, California, U.S. |
Paddy McGuire (né McQuire, 1884 - November 16, 1923) was an Irish actor and comedian.[1]
Biography
Paddy McQuire was born in Ireland in 1884[2] or 1885.[3] A burlesque comedian with a rubber face, McQuire was a regular supporting player in the films of Charlie Chaplin at the Essanay studio, and he joined Essanay alumnus Ben Turpin at the Vogue company in 1916. Vogue starred or co-starred him in two-reel comedies, first billing him as "Paddy McQuire" and then "Paddy McGuire." In 1917 he joined the Fox comedy company, under the direction of future comedy star Charley Chase.[4] By 1920 McGuire was with the Al Christie studio.[5]
Paddy McGuire died on November 16, 1923, in Norwalk, California,[3] supposedly of insanity and/or paralysis as a result of syphilis.[2]
Partial filmography
- The Champion (1915)
- A Jitney Elopement (1915)
- The Tramp (1915)
- By the Sea (1915)
- Work (1915)
- The Bank (1915)
- Shanghaied (1915)
- A Night in the Show (1915)
- Police (1916)
- A Broadway Cowboy (1920)
References
- ^ IMDB enty
- ^ a b James Roots (23 October 2014). The 100 Greatest Silent Film Comedians. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 379–380. ISBN 978-1-4422-3650-9.
- ^ a b "Staff Directory". Essanay Studios. Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 7 March 2015.
- ^ Motion Picture World, May 26, 1917, p. 211.
- ^ Exhibitors Herald, Feb. 7, 1920, p. 87.
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